Year Round Up – The Biggest Australian Stories of 2025

It’s over, another year in the bag and heavens above I hope 2026 is better than 2025. So much happened in 2025, the US went through a troubled year that effected the whole world, Prince Andrew was stripped of his title, the Epstein files were dragged across the whole year, ongoing conflicts in the middle-east and Europe, and that damn Astronomer CEO couldn’t just keep it cool on camera. All this was just what happened overseas, but do you remember everything that happened here on our own little island?

Australia had a lot happen in the span of just 12-months, and with the year finally over let’s review everything that happened this year for Australia by month. Our year wasn’t as explosive as some of our neighbours across the pond but we still had a big year (some months were for sure bigger than others).

January

• Australia Wins the Border-Gavaskar Trophy
• Climate Change Concerns Rise with Record High Ocean Temperature and WA/QLD Heatwave
• Richmond Player Noah Balta is Charged with Assault in NSW
• Australia Open Concludes With Jannik Sinner & Madison Keys as Victors
• Robbie Williams Appears in Melbourne to Promote Better Man Film
• Australia Retain Women’s Ashes
• Splendour in the Grass Confirms it’s Not Returning for 2025
• Groovin’ The Moo Confirms it’s Not Returning for 2025

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February

• Severe Flooding in North QLD
• NSW Transport Minister Resigns After Chauffeur-Car Scandal
• Sam Kerr Found Not Guilty of racially harassing a Police Officer in London
• Ally Fashion Collapses
• Marty Sheargold Departs Triple M After Criticising Women’s Sports Saw Public Backlash

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March

• Cyclone Alfred Hits Gold Coast
• Opening Act at the Melbourne Comedy Festival is Cancelled After Audience Member Dies
• WA Liberal Leader Steps Down After Third Consecutive State Election Loss
• Donald Trump Announces Australia Won’t Be Exempt from Tariffs
• American Influencer Sam Jones Condemned Online After Taking a Baby Wombat from it’s Mother
• Lando Norris Wines 2025 Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne
• Jeanswest Collapses and Closes all 90 stores
• Albo Announces the 2025 Australian Federal Election for May 3rd

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April

• Liberal Leader Petter Dutton Accidentally Kicks Football into Camera Operators Head in Darwin
• Two Men Smuggle Firearms into the MCG During Collingwood and Carlton Clash
• Federal Election Campaign Sweep the Country
• Wittner Footwear Collapses
• 110th Anniversary of Gallipoli Landings are Commemorated on ANZAC Day
• Neo-Nazi’s in Melbourne & Perth are Escorted Away by Police After Booing Welcome to Country on During ANZAC Day Ceremonies
• Epstein Survivor, Virginia Giuffre, Took Her Own Life in on Her Farm WA

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May

• Anthony Albanese Re-Elected Prime Minister and Peter Dutton Loses His Own Seat in Labour Landslide Federal Election
• VIC Passed Anti-Vilification Laws
• Green’s Leader, Adam Bandt, Concedes Defeat Seat of Melbourne to Sarah Witty of the Labour Party
• Sussan Ley is Elected as Leader of Liberal Party, Becoming First Liberal Female Liberal Leader
• Adam Selwood Takes His Own Life Sparking Major Discussions into the Goings on in the AFL World and Mens Mental Health
• The Federal Coalition Between the National Party of Australia and Liberal Party of Australia Dissolves
• The National Party of Australia and Liberal Party of Australia Get Back Together

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June

• Tasmanian Premier, Jeremy Rockliff, Loses Vote of No-Confidence and Calls Early Election
• Australia Qualifies for 2026 FIFA World Cup After Defeating Saudi Arabia in Jeddah
• Australia Joins UK, NZ, Canada, and Norway in Banning and Freezing Assets of Far Right Israeli Government Ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir & Bezalel Smotrich

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July

• In VIC a Childcare Worker is Arrested with Over 70-Charges Including Child Sexual Assault and Producing Child Abuse Material with Alleged Victims Aged Five Months to Two Years
• Erin Patterson is Convicted of Both Attempted Murder and Murder
• Australian Government Announces Social Media Ban for Children to be Put in Place by December

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August

• Gareth Ward Resigns form NSW Parliament After Losing Appeal of Rape and Sexual Conviction
• Anthony Albanese Announces Plan to Recognise Palestine as a State
• March for Palestine Protests see over 350,000 Participants Across Sydney, Brisbane, and Melbourne
• Victoria Police Officer Start Manhunt for Dezi Freeman in Porepunkah After Two Officers Killed
• Australia Post Indefinitely Suspends Deliveries to United States Due to Tariffs Imposed by the US President
• Adelaide Crows Star Izaak Rankine is Suspended Over Racist Remarks During Their Clash with Collingwood
• Bob Katter Shows support for March for Australia Protests Then Threatens to Punch a Reporter in the Mouth After Being Asked About His Lebanese Heritage
• March for Australia Protest Sees Over 50,000 Participants in Multiple Major Cities Across the Country
• March for Australia Protest Ends with Several National Socialist Network Members Storming Camp Sovereignty in Melbourne, Resulting in Thomas Sewell, Known Neo-Nazi Leader, Later Arrested
• Mitch Brown of the West Coast Eagles Becomes First Openly Bi-Sexual Player in the AFL

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September

• Brisbane Lions Win AFL Premiership, Defeating Geelong
• Man Arrested After Crashing Car Through Russian Consulate Gate in Sydney
• Brisbane Broncos Win Both the Men and Women’s Rugby League Premierships
• Former Victoria Premier Receives Criticism After Attending 2025 China Victory Day Parade, Other in Attendance Included Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin
• Erin Patterson Sentenced to Life in Prison
• Australia Formally Recognises the State of Palestine

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October

• Man Arrested in Sydney after Opening Fire in the Inner West
• QLD Supreme Court Bans Gender Affirming Care to Teens, Only to Reverse the Decision Hours Later
• 17-Year Old Dies After Being Struck in the Neck with a Ball During a Local Twenty20 in Melbourne

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November

• North Melbourne AFLW Side Win Premiership and Become Undefeated in All 2025
• National Party of Australia Abandons Net Zero by 2050
• Liberal Party of Australia Abandons Net Zero by 2050
• National Socialist party Gather Outside NSW Parliament to Chant Phrases Including “Blood & Honour” and “Abolish the Jewish Lobby” After Police Approval to Gather was Permitted
• Wurunjeri People File Title Claims Over Melbourne and Surrounds
• Tropical Cyclone Fina Hits Darwin
• Pauline Hanson Wears Burqa on Senate Floor, Again, After the Ban the Burqa Bill Was Rejected
• Anthony Albanese Marries Jodie Haydon in Private Ceremony
• England and Australia Commence the Ashes in Perth

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December

• Online Safety Amendment Took Effect and Saw Those 16 and Younger Banned from Particular Social Media Sites
• Bondi Massacre Swept Headlines Across the World Raising Discussions on Tighter Gun Reform
• The Boxing Day Test Saw Australia Play England for The Ashes at the MCG